CB Eric Allen, DE Jared Allen, TE Antonio Gates and WR Sterling Sharpe are the newest members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. They will be inducted Aug. 2 in Canton, Ohio.

While the small class is a change from past years when at least seven people got inducted in each of the previous 12 classes, it isn’t unprecedented.

The four-person class is the first since 2005 with fewer than six inductees. Adam Vinatieri also missed out in his first chance.